9/3/13

They were sisters. All the things that sisters shared, the
secrets, the crushes, the dreams, and worries, they shared too. But Sabina and
Ursula were not just sisters, they were identical twins. All of their experiences,
they shared from the womb.

When they fed, they shared their mother’s milk. And when she
died, they shared each other’s tears.

When their father would come home drunk and angry, they’d
share the hiding space in the attic.

At school, they shared their lunch. And their homework. They
shared a love for sports. And when teased by bullies because of their poverty,
they shared their ears and shoulders and hearts.

But, as happens in life, they grew up. And soon, Ursula met
a man she fell in love with. An American. She married and moved to the United
States and left her sister in Sweden.

They stayed in touch though, almost every day. Still best
friends for life.

On May 17, 2008, Sabina and Ursula were reunited on a rather
spur of the moment meeting in London. And they were sharing again.

So when Ursula ran out into the highway and jumped in front
of a speeding truck, it was only natural that Sabina would follow suit and dive
into the path of an oncoming car. A case of emotional contagion is the
explanation. Perhaps.

That was my first thought too, Hunter. It's hard to tell just what has been exaggerated and what is real in this. One thing that is evident in all of this though is that the English police officers involved are the most useless and ill-trained group of idiots that you'll come across.